Shreyas Iyer Family & Earlier Life:

Shreyas Iyer was born on 6 December 1994 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. His father was Santosh Iyer and mother, Rohini Iyer. Iyer has a sister.

At the age of 12, Shreyas Iyer was spotted by Pravin Amre. Then, Pravin Amre coached Shreyas Iyer in his early days. In his early days, his collegemates were compared him with Virender Sehwag. Iyer won some trophies for his college team.

Facts about Shreyas Iyer:

– During a U.K trip in 2014, he played for Trent Bridge Cricket Team. In 3 matches, he scored 299 runs at an average of 99 with a best score of 171.

– He made his List A debut in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2014 – 15 for Mumbai. Iyer scored 273 runs in that tournament.

– Iyer made his first class debut in the Ranji Trophy Season 2014 – 15. He scored 809 runs in his debut season. He was the 7th highest run getter of that season.

– In 2015, he was bought for 2.6 crores by Delhi Daredevils franchise. He scored 439 runs in 14 matches in his debut IPL season.

– In the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy, Iyer scored 1,321 runs during the tournament including four centuries and seven fifties at an average of 73.39, becoming the top scorer of the Ranji season.

– He scored 202* off 210 balls, against the visiting Australia team in a 3-Day Practice match in Mumbai, his highest First Class score.

– In March 2017, he was added to India’s Test squad as cover for Virat Kohli, ahead of the fourth Test against Australia. He came on as a substitute fielder in the fourth test and ran out Stephen O’Keefe for 8.